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A Brief Introduction to Constitution of India –

Indian Constitution is the longest written constitution of any independent nation in the world. It has been affected by the principles of world’s major countries. The preamble of constitution declares India a sovereign, social, secular, democratic, republic. The two words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ were added later by 42nd ammendment(1976)of the constitution.

Q. How long earlier the World War II had ended before the Indian Constitution came into effect in 1950?

Answer : World War II had ended 5 years earlier in 1945

5. Who was the chairman of the Minorities Committee?

Ans:- Harendra Coomar Mukerjee

6. Who was elected the president of Constituent Assembly after Sacchidananda Sinha?

Ans:- Dr. Rajendra Prasad

7. What are the two major languages, the original constitution written in?

Ans:- The original constitution written in Hindi and English

8. Which most important feature made Indian Constitution unique to any constitution of the world?

Answer : Indian constitution is the only longest written constitution in the world ever

9. When Hindi became the Official Language of India?

Answer : The Indian Constitution declared Hindi as the official language in 1950

10. When English became the official language of India across Hindi?

Answer : According to Official Language Act 1963, English became official language of India in 1965 along with Hindi

11. What was the basic structure of the Indian constitution during the time of commencement?

Ans:- During the time of commencement there were 395 articles, 22 parts and 8 schedules. Present structure is 448 articles, 12 schedules, 5 appendices and 100 ammendments till 2015

12. Who is the constitutional head of the Indian union?

Answer : President of India

13. Constitutionally who is the second powerful person in India?

Answer : Vice-President

Q. One of the basic character of the Indian Constitution is –

Answer : Judicial Review

Q. What is the major basic feature of the Indian Constitution?

Answer : Fundamental rights

14. When the Sarkaria Commission was set up?

Answer : 1983

15. How the Sarkaria Commission is related to Indian Constitution?

Answer : Sarkaria Commission can supervise the required changes of the constitution and the balance of power between state and central governments. Ranjit Singh Sarkaria is the head of this commission

16. Directive principles of state policy in Indian Constitution has been adopted from which country?

Ans:- Ireland

Q. What is the objective of Directive Principles of State Policy of the constititution?

Answer : Directive Principles are the guideline to making laws by the government. In part IV of the Indian Constitution, these provisions can be enforced by the courts.

17. What is the constitutional name of India?

Answer : Republic of India

18. Which famous bengali artists have a great contribution in designing of Indian constitution?

Ans:- Nandalal Bose including Beohar Rammanohar Sinha

Constitutional facts : It is notable that Indian Constitution is influenced by the constitution of different nations. As India is large and densely populated country so it took too much time to finish the original constitution. An expenditure of Rs 1 Crore spent and almost 5 Years took on this project.

19. The fundamental rights feature borrowed from which nation?

Ans:- United States of America

Q. Who said this famous constitutional quote that “Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”

Answer : Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar

20. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity are borrowed features of which nationality?

Ans:- French Constitution

21. Distribution of power between Union and state govt policy borrowed from which nation?

Ans:- Canada

22. The idea of ‘Single Citizenship’ taken from which country?

Ans:- Britain

23. By which legislation India and Pakistan were divided as two independent nations?

Answer : Indian Independence Act 1947

24. Currently there are how many fundamental rights are recognized by the Indian constitution?

Answer : There are six fundamental rights- 1) Right to equality 2) Right to freedom 3) Right against exploitation 4) Right to freedom of religion 5) Cultural and educational rights 6) Right to constitutional remedies

25. Indian constitutional rights were inspired by which historical documents?

Answer : France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and United States Bill of Rights

26. Why 26 November is observed as Indian Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas?

Answer : Constitution Day which is also known as Samvidhan Divas is celebrated on 26 November each year to commemorate the adoption of Indian Constitution. On this day in 1949 the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India that came into effect on 26 January 1950. Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on November 2015 on a occassion of B. R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary.

27. Who is empowered by the Indian Constitution to appoint the Attorney General of India?

Answer : President of India

28. Who is the only person holding the right of appointment of Chief Justice of India?

Answer : President of India

29. By which procedure the President of India may be removed before the expiry of the term?

Answer : Impeachment

30. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Answer : President of India

31. Who appoints Vice President of India?

Answer : The Electoral College of India

32. Who is the inaugural Prime Minister of India?

Answer : Jawaharlal Nehru(1947-1964)

33. Who is the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?

Answer : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel(1947-1950)

34. Who is the first President of India?

Answer : Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q. Who is the famous writer of ‘Introduction to the Constitution of India’?

Answer : Durga Das Basu

Q. Who said this famous quote that “Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”?

Answer : Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar

35. Who was the British Prime Minister during India’s Independence?

Answer : Clement Atlee

36. What was the Mountbatten Plan?

Answer : The Mountbatten Plan was an agreement between Lord Mountbatten and Indian National Congress, Muslim League and Sikh community

37. Who was the Governor General during India’s Independence?

Answer : Lord Mountbatten

38. Who is empowered to appoint the Judges of Supreme Court?

Answer : President on advice of the Chief Justice

39. Who appoints the members of Council of Ministers?

Answer : President on advice of the Prime Minister

40. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG)?

Answer :President appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

41. Who appoints the Chairman and other members of the UPSC(Union Public Service Commission)?

Answer : President

42. Who can proclaim a Financial Emergency?

Answer : President can proclaim a financial emergency

43. How long the National Emergency can be imposed?

Answer : Six months. May be extended by six month on Parliamentary approval.

Preamble, Constituent Assembly, Drafting Quiz

44. When the Preamble of Constitution of India adopted by the constituent assembly?

Ans:- 26th Nov, 1949

45. How long it took to drafting the Constitution of India?

Ans:- 3 years

46. When the last session of constituent assembly was held?

Answer : 24 January 1950

47. Who was the legal advisor to the constitution’s Drafting Committee?

Answer : B. N. Rau

48. Under which commission the first constituent assembly election was held?

Answer : Cabinet Mission Plan 1946

49. How many members were there in Constituent Assembly?

Answer : 389

50. Constituent Assembly is based on which structure?

Answer : Unicameral

51. Who was the President of All India Muslim League?

Answer : Muhammad Ali Jinnah

52. How the members of Constituent Assembly were elected by?

Answer : By a single transferable votting system

53. Who was the first temporary ‘two day’ president of the Constituent Assembly?

Ans:- Sachchidananda Sinha

54. On 29th August 1947 how many members were appointed by drafting committee and who was the chairman?

Answer : So far the preamble has been amended only once. On 18 December 1976 during the time of Emergency in India in Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi

56. What was the significance of August Offer?

Answer : On August 1940 a proposal offered by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow about the expansion of Executive Council, is called August Offer.

57. When the idea of Constituent Assembly was proposed?

Answer : In the year 1934 by M. N. Roy

58. Which was the major political party having maximum seats in Constituent Assembly?

Answer : Congress

59. What was the old name before India became Republic in 1950?

Answer : Dominion of India

60. Who was the President of Provincial Constitution Committee of Constituent Assembly?

Answer : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

61. Who was the President of States Committee of Constituent Assembly?

Answer : Jawaharlal Nehru

Constitutional Ammendment, Articles, Parts,Schedules Quiz

62. Which part of constitution is related to statutory povisions for Panchayet Raj in villages?

Answer : Part 9

63. Which article is related to provisions for setting up Rent Controls Tribunals?

Answer : Article 323B

64. Which article is related to reservation of SC/ST Employees in promotion?

Answer : Article 16

Q. By which article, practice of untouchability has been declared a punishable offence by law?

Answer : Article 17

Q. Which article prohibits state from conferring any titles other than military or academic distinctions?

Answer : Article 18

Q. Which article ensures six freedoms as civil rights to Indian citizens?

Answer : Article 19 ensures six freedoms which include- Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of association, Freedom of assembly without arms, Freedom of movement, Freedom to practise any profession and Freedom to reside in any part of the Indian union.

Q. Human trafficking and forced labour are the punishable offence by law under which article?

Answer : Article 23

Q. Which article prohibits employment of child labour under the age of 14?

Answer : Article 24

65. Which part of constitution contains the Directive Principles of State Policy?

Answer : Part IV

66. In the Indian Constitution article 45 deals with which issue?

Answer : Article 45 ensures Provision for free and compulsory education for children

67. In the Indian Constitution article 48-A deals with which issue?

Answer : Article 48-A ensures Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife

68. The Fundamental Duties are inspired by which country?

Answer : USSR (Now Russia)

69. Which article states that constitution is the supreme law of the nation?

Answer : Article 13

70. Which articles of Indian constitution provides the fundamental right against exploitation?

Answer : Article 23 and 24 of Indian constitution

71. Attorney General of India is appointed by which article of Indian Constitution?

Answer :Article 76(1)

72. Who is empowered by Indian Constitution to employ a state Chief Minister?

Answer : Governor

73. By which article President can ask the Attorney General of India to attend Parliamentary sessions and to report him?

Answer :Article 88

74. By which article President can dismiss a state Governor?

Answer :Article 156

75. By which article of Indian Constitution President carry the power of pardoning?

Answer :Article 72

76. By which article Financial Emergency is proclaimed?

Answer :Article 360

77. By which article President of India can declare a National Emergency?

Answer :Article 352

78. Which Part of Constitution indicates the relation between States and Union territories of India?

Answer : Part I

79. The Election Commission of India operates under which article of Indian Constitution?

Answer : Article 324

80. By which ammendment “Socialist” and “Secular” two words have been included in Indian Constitution?

Ans:- 42nd Ammendment in 1976

81. By which article the Constituion of India can be ammended?

Ans:- Article 368, Part XX

82. What is the significance behind 61st amendment of article 326 in 1989?

Answer : Reducing the age limit for voting rights from 21 to 18

83. By which constitutional amendment Sikkim became a state of Indian Union in 1975?

Answer : 36th Amendment

84. What is the features of 15th amendment in 1963?

Answer : Raising retirement age of High Court judges from 60 to 62

85. By which constitutional amendment and when Nagaland was formed as a state of Indian Union?

Answer : 13th Amendment in 1963

86. By which constitutional amendment and when Right to Property was excluded from fundamental rights list?

Answer : 44th Amendment in 1978

87. By which constitutional amendment article 31-C inserted into the Directive Principles of State Policy?

Answer : 25th Amendment Act of 1971

88. By which amendment the Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Indian Constitution?

Answer : 42nd Amendment in 1976

89. Sindhi was included as an official language by amending which schedule in 1967?

Answer : 8th schedule

90. By which constitutional amendment Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali included as Official Languages?

Answer : Amending of schedule 8 by 71st amendment in 1992

91. Which article amendment is related to reservation for Scheduled Tribes in Tripura State Legislative Assembly?

Answer : Amendment of article 332 in 1992

92. Which part of constitution indicates the relation between the Union and States?

Ans:- Part XI

93. Which article indicates to protect, preserve and defend law and constitution by President?

Ans:- Article 60

94. Which article ensures the Prime Minister’s leadership in Union Cabinet of India?

Ans:- Article 74

95. Which article of Indian Constitution detaches Jammu & Kashmir state from India?